TB VACCINE

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• TB is one of the worlds deadliest diseases.
• Tb is an bacterial infection of the lungs that can spread.
• To the lymph nodes, the bloodstream and to any other organ.
• People with HIV and live in poverty are most likely to contract TB
• TB is one of the leading killer in people with HIV

TRANSMISSION

• TB is a primary airborne disease.
• Bacteria can spread in tiny droplets through
• Coughs, sneezes, and just talking to a person infected.
• TB is most common in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
• Proverty stricken places and people are most effected.

HISTORY OF THE DISEASE

• TB was know as many names
• In Europe around the 17 century there was the great white plague
• It lasted 200 years, in the 19 century it was known as the romantic disease
• 1880 sanataria's open trying to cure and prevent the spread of TB
• 1890 Koch's identified Bacillus was the cause of TB

SYMPTOMS

• A bad cough that last 3 weeks or longer
• Coughing up blood or spectrum from deep in the lungs
• Night sweats ( waking up saturated in sweat at night).
• Chills, fever, chest pain weakness and fatigue
• Weight loss, no appetite

BCG

• Bacille Calmette - Guerin
• BCG is the vaccination for the TB virus
• Its is a live weakend form.
• It is given in a shot form of one dose
• When administered it will prevent people from contrating TB

BCG

• The shot is given intramusclar
• Vaccine should be given to infants soon after birth
• Adults any time before exposure
• Shot is given in a single dose
• Cost of the shot varies from 28$ To 300$ dependng on the country

HISTORY OF VACCINE

• Was first administered to humans on July 18 1921
• It was developed by some french scientist.
• Albert Calmette, Camille Guerinas where thier names
• Thats where the name BCG Comes from.
• They first tried it out on cows in 1875 in 1958 the first infant was used.

HISTORY

• It was first given as an oral preparation like the polio vac.
• Then later it became a shoot form
• TB vaccinations in Europe are a part of child hood Vac
• They are not part of the vaccinations routine in the US

STATS FOR TB

• About 1/3 of the worlds population is infected with TB
• People with weaken immune systems have greater risk of drying from TB
• 1.3 million died from TB in 2012 320,000 where people with HIV
• 60% of new cases occurred in Asia in 2012
• 56 million people have been treated successfully since 1995

REFFERENCE

• WWW. CDC. Gov/TBtopic/ global
• Book Turberculosis Then and Now by Flurin Condra and Michael Worboys